At the Copa, Copa America ('24)

Mental aspect.

Another old adage: "think long... think wrong ".
Players take too much time to set up, stare down, stutter step etc. And end up psyching themselves out.

I think if they would just rely on their skill, block out everything else, they would be close to 100%. But fatigue both mental and physical has to play some role. Especially for defenders who exert a ton of energy both physically and mentally.
I guess we can toss "getting cute" into the mental aspect of it..

Another aspect, seems like everyone kicks with the inside of the foot nowadays. I never kicked them with the inside of the foot. Always with the top part. Goes higher faster and on a straight line. I don't care if it's Lev Yashin in front of you, you kick it hard to either top corner, on a straight line, no one stops that.